Publication detail

GHG Emissions of Incineration and Anaerobic Digestion: Electricity Mix

Fan, Y.V. Klemeš, J.J. Lee C.T. Perry, S.

Original Title

GHG Emissions of Incineration and Anaerobic Digestion: Electricity Mix

Type

journal article in Scopus

Language

English

Original Abstract

Waste to energy (WtE) is one of the suitable alternatives in handling municipal solid waste (MSW). This study assesses the GHG emissions (CO2eq) of incineration and anaerobic digestion (AD) under different electricity production mix. The electricity production mix of China, Malaysia, Japan, Russia, UK, US (East), Czech Republic, Germany, France and Finland were considered. Incineration has a lower net CO2eq emission in China and Malaysia. However, the AD is environmentally preferable than incineration in Russia, Japan, Czech Republic, Germany, US (East), UK, Finland and France. The net CO2eq emission of incineration in China (9.41 kg CO2eq/t MSW) is lower than a country with greener electricity mix e.g. France (401.76 kg CO2eq/t MSW) where the main electricity source is nuclear. This is due to the higher avoided CO2eq emission compare to generate electricity from fossil fuel. Electricity produces from the WtE process is identified as the major factors in affecting the net CO2eq emission than the other two assessed factors (waste collection and transportation (distance), the efficiency of the WtE process). This suggests energy efficiency plays a significant role in enhancing the net CO2eq emissions and to reduce the carbon intensity of WtE

Keywords

GHG emissions; incineration; anaerobic digestion; electricity; emission; electricity mix;

Authors

Fan, Y.V.; Klemeš, J.J.; Lee C.T.; Perry, S.

Released

31. 1. 2019

Publisher

Italian Association of Chemical Engineering - AIDIC

ISBN

2283-9216

Periodical

Chemical Engineering Transactions

Number

72

State

Republic of Italy

Pages from

145

Pages to

150

Pages count

6

URL

https://www.cetjournal.it/index.php/cet/article/view//CET1972025

BibTex

@article{BUT160681,
  author="Fan, Y.V. and Klemeš, J.J. and Lee C.T. and Perry, S.",
  title="GHG Emissions of Incineration and Anaerobic Digestion: Electricity Mix",
  journal="Chemical Engineering Transactions",
  year="2019",
  number="72",
  pages="145--150",
  doi="10.3303/CET1972025",
  issn="2283-9216",
  url="https://www.cetjournal.it/index.php/cet/article/view//CET1972025"
}